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49ers’ character equivalents on HBO’s Game of Thrones

By Peter Panacy

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - APRIL 10: The Iron Throne room can be seen on display at the Game Of Thrones: The Touring Exhibition press launch at Titanic Exhibition Centre on April 10, 2019 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Today sees the debut of the Game of Thrones: The Touring Exhibition which combines costumes, authentic props and majestic settings from all seven seasons of the television series including two never before seen sets, The Winterfell Crypt and Dragon Skull Pit ahead of season eight. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - APRIL 10: The Iron Throne room can be seen on display at the Game Of Thrones: The Touring Exhibition press launch at Titanic Exhibition Centre on April 10, 2019 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Today sees the debut of the Game of Thrones: The Touring Exhibition which combines costumes, authentic props and majestic settings from all seven seasons of the television series including two never before seen sets, The Winterfell Crypt and Dragon Skull Pit ahead of season eight. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, AZ – OCTOBER 01: Defensive tackle DeForest Buckner #99 and defensive end Arik Armstead #91 of the San Francisco 49ers react after a defensive stop during the second half of the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on October 1, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ – OCTOBER 01: Defensive tackle DeForest Buckner #99 and defensive end Arik Armstead #91 of the San Francisco 49ers react after a defensive stop during the second half of the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on October 1, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

Arik Armstead and DeForest Buckner as The Mountain and The Hound

Niner Noise kicks off the 2018 version of 49ers comparisons with Game of Thrones rehashing a carryover from the last time we did this.

The comparison, of course, lists two brothers from the University of Oregon, defensive tackles DeForest Buckner and Arik Armstead.

OK, the two aren’t actually brothers. But they’re awfully close. Like, literally.

In the series, Sandor Clegane, better known as The Hound, and Ser Gregor Clegane, known as The Mountain, aren’t close and are poised to have some epic battle in which the younger Clegane brother will look to get revenge against his half-dead elder sibling.

Paired up on the battlefield, however, the Clegane boys would be a fearsome duo against any opponent, despite the rivalry, and would immediately make any army better because of it.

Interestingly enough, both Buckner and Armstead were the Niners’ two best defenders last year, according to Pro Football Focus.

Perhaps both Buckner and Armstead will have something of a friendlier rivalry on the gridiron battlefield this season, which would certainly benefit San Francisco.

Oh, and we’ve got to give Niners Nation’s Rob Lowder a hat tip for this particular comparison.